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Chapter XXX
“We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively. “Eh, what think, Sig? It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.” The Norwegian agreed. “It bane von chance, anyhow.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.””
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Eh, what think, Sig?”
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From this reading The Norwegian agreed.
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From this reading “It bane von chance, anyhow.”
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From this reading “It bane von chance, anyhow.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
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From this reading “It bane von chance, anyhow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, what think, Sig?
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
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From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It bane von chance, anyhow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
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From this reading The Norwegian agreed.
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From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
above and across; more than
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, what think, Sig?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eh, what think, Sig?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It bane von chance, anyhow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
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From this reading “We'll go out by the river way,” said Howard tentatively.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Eh, what think, Sig?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
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From this reading It's longer, but Yorky will be expecting us to take the short cut over the pass.”
